Egg-carrier.



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EGG CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12, 1913.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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OLIVER NEWMAN, OF ST. DAVIDS, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Application filed August 12, 1913. Serial No. 784,296.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OLIVER NEWMAN, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at St. Davids, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in egg carriers, the object of the invention being to provide improved means for supporting the eggs spaced from each other and securely holding them in such manner that they are not liable to be broken in shipment.

A further object is to provide an improved construction of wire loop and improved means for securing the same in the box or crate.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating my improvements with the cover of the box removed. Fig. 2 is a view in section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the cover in position. Fig. 3 is a view in section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. a is a plan view on a reduced scale showing the cover in position and its holding means.

1 represents a box or crate of general rectangular form having a bottom 2 and a sliding top 3, the latter mounted to slide in grooves 1 in the walls of the box and secured in place by means of a rod 5 which is projected through registering eyes 6 on the cover and box respectively as shown most clearly in Fig. 4.. The rod 5 is provided with a head 7 at one end and at its other end is upset as shown at 8 to elfectually lock the cover against movement. The bottom 2 is provided on its inner surface with a plurality of longitudinal grooves 9, and in these grooves 9, the wires 10 forming egg clamping loops 11 are secured as will now be explained. Each wire 10 is bent forming a plurality of egg engaging loops 11, and between the loops, the wire is coiled at three points as shown at 12 and 13. The coils 12 are in a higher plane than the coils 13, the latter located in the grooves 9 and secured by transverse rods 14: which project through the bottom and through all of the coils 3 which are in 'alinement. The coils 12, which are in a higher plane than the coils 13, are held in proper position by means of transverse rods 15 which extend through the walls of the box 1 as shown. These rods 1e and 15 have heads 16 at one end and are upset or bent at their other ends outside of the box, so that they prevent any longitudinal movement of the rods after once being secured in place.

As will be readily understood, all of the wires 10 are bent precisely alike, and when positioned in the grooves 9, are secured by means of the rods 1 1 and 15. If one of the wires is broken, it can be replaced by withdrawing the rods, and the entire construc tion can be readily assembled by anyone of average intelligence. The lower rods 14 effectually lock the wires to the bottom, while the upper rods 15 maintain the loops 11 in proper formation to give the necessary rigidity to the structure to hold the eggs and cushion them against jars and jolts.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An egg carrier comprising a support having longitudinal grooves therein, a plurality of wires, each wire bent forming a plurality of egg engaging loops with coils between the loops, said coils positioned in the grooves, rods projecting through the support and through the coils in the grooves, said wires having coils at the base of each loop in a higher plane than the first-mentioned coils, and rods projecting through the last-mentioned coils which are in alinement, substantially as described.

2. An egg carrier comprising a box having a longitudinally grooved bottom, a plurality of wires bent between their ends forming a plurality of egg engaging loops and between the loops coiled at different elevations, the lower coils located in the grooves, the coils of the respective wires located in alineinent, and rods projected through the box and through said coils, substantially as described.

3. An egg carrier comprising a box hav ing a longitudinally grooved bottom, a plurality of Wires bent between their ends for1n ing a plurality of egg engaging loops and between the loops coiled at dilferent elevations, the lower coils located in the grooves, the coils of the respective wires located in re alinennent rods projected through the box name to this specification in the presence of and through said coils, said rods having heads at one end, and up-set at their other ends, sul'istantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my two subscribing Witnesses.

OLIVER NEXVMAN. it-nesses C. R. Zinoiinn, CHAS. E. PoT'rs.

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